Podcast appearances and mentions of Sarah Maria Griffin

Sarah Maria Griffin has authored many works, including Spare and Found Parts, Other Words for Smoke, and Not Lost. Her latest book, Eat the Ones You Love, is part horror, part love story, and thoroughly intriguing. Eat the Ones You Love is out in the U.S. now, so readers can grab a copy and get to know Baby, the delicious plant villain who narrates the story. Sarah also writes about video games in The Guardian. To learn more about Sarah, visit her website https://www.sarahmariagriff.com and follow her on Instagram @sarahgriffski The OTHERWORLDS features authors of fantasy, supernatural, and paranormal stories. Sandra Ruttan is a crime fiction author and host of The OTHERWORLDS. She no longer writes under this name.

Sarah Maria Griffin has authored many works, including Spare and Found Parts, Other Words for Smoke, and Not Lost. Her latest book, Eat the Ones You Love, is part horror, part love story, and thoroughly intriguing. Eat the Ones You Love is out in the U.S. now, so readers can grab a copy and get to know Baby, the delicious plant villain who narrates the story. Sarah also writes about video games in The Guardian. To learn more about Sarah, visit her website https://www.sarahmariagriff.com and follow her on Instagram @sarahgriffski The OTHERWORLDS features authors of fantasy, supernatural, and paranormal stories. Sandra Ruttan is a crime fiction author and host of The OTHERWORLDS. She no longer writes under this name.

In this episode, I'm joined by Irish writer Sarah Maria Griffin to talk about the four books that have most shaped her creative journey – from early influences to enduring literary obsessions. It's a fantastic conversation, ending with her newest work, Eat The Ones You Love, a bold and visceral work of feminist horror. In the episode we talk about writing as transformation, the power and joy of horror, and what it means to create with teeth.Sarah Maria Griffin's four books were:Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (1986)Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy (1990)Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (2015)House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski (2000)Lit with Charles loves reviews. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd be so grateful if you could leave a review of your own, and follow me on Instagram at @litwithcharles. Let's get more people listening – and reading!

Let's learn about Irish culture Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin  Approachability: 7/10 ( Silly horror comedy with some mild gore ) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; Spider; Jump scares Next Week's Film  RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterboxd, & Instagram: @RandomHorror9 We are part of Night Vale Presents

The Sony PlayStation was a literal game changer when it first appeared 30 years ago. It became a cultural sensation selling 102.4 million units worldwide with legendary games like Tomb Raider and The Last of Us. Writer and games journalist Sarah Maria Griffin joins Brendan to discuss its legacy and the effect it had on the entertainment industry.

Film critic John Maguire and writer Sarah Maria Griffin join Brendan to chat about the latest releases on the big and small screen.

I talk with fantasy and horror novelist Sarah Maria Griffin about what it takes - and what it takes from you - to be a working writer.

Jen spoke to writer, poet, and a lifelong journaler, Sarah Maria Griffin about getting thoughts down on paper!

Lottie chats to Writer, Sarah Maria Griffin about Love Actually 20 years later and if it has stood the test of time!

"It's giving Lana-Del-Rey-coquette-Tumblr-girl realness" Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin  Approachability: 8/10 (It's mild, horror-wise, but creepy in every sense of the word) Content Warnings: Child Sexual assault; Creepy imagery; Animal Death; Actual Animal Harm; Next Week's Film  RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Editing: Grant Stewart Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Twitter, Letterboxd, & Instagram: @RandomHorror9 We are part of Night Vale Presents

Sarah Maria Griffin tells Brendan that not every video game is about shooting something, and looks at the biggest selling and most relaxing games for all ages

The ILFD podcast is back! With Halloween just around the corner, let's listen back to authors Kirsty Logan & Anya Bergman talking all things witches with moderator Sarah Maria Griffin. Part of the 2023 edition of ILFD. ___ How far would you go for justice? In two powerful additions to the witchlit canon, Kirsty Logan and Anya Bergman dig into the painful realities of life in the shadow of the witch trials. The past few years has seen a blossoming of witch stories, and it's not difficult to see why this period in European history has proven such a rich vein. These stories pitch characters on the fringes of society – through poverty, queerness or plain weirdness – against social forces beyond their control, and the extraordinary measures they must take for their freedom. Kirsty Logan has become a leading light in Scotland's weird gothic resurgence, and her third novel, Now She is Witch, follows unlikely allies Lux and Else on the path of vengeance for the execution of Lux's mother. In Bergman's debut novel, The Witches of Vardø, the teenage Ingeborg still has hopes of rescuing her mother from an island fortress, but like Lux and Else, she must also learn painful lessons about the needs of the many, and her personal quest for justice. ___ Kirsty Logan is a fiction writer, book reviewer, freelance editor and writing mentor based in Glasgow. She is currently working on a short musical, a short story collection, and a very long novel. Anya Bergman is resident in Ireland, is currently undertaking a PhD by Published Works at Edinburgh Napier University, and working on her next novel. ___ ‘Anya Bergman summons a historic witch trial with breathtaking detail and immediacy' ― Hannah Kent (Burial Rites; Devotion) 'Kirsty Logan is one of the darkest and most playful of writers working right now' ― Stylist, *Books to Look Out For 2023* ___ Presented with support from Scottish Books International International Literature Festival Dublin is a Dublin City Council Initiative kindly supported by the Arts Council. Find out more at ilfdublin.com

Witch, please Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin  Approachability: 8/10 ( More teen drama/thriller than horror ) Content Warnings: Suicide, Racist & Sexist Bullying, Domestic Abuse, Date Rape; Snakes/Spiders/Bugs/Etc. Next Week's Film  RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Editing: Grant Stewart Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Twitter, Letterboxd, & Instagram: @RandomHorror9 We are part of Night Vale Presents

Gaming used to be for everybody, like Lego. But somewhere around the early noughties gaming became extremely gendered, with first person war shooters dominating mainstream gaming and “girl” games arrived. We talk The Sims, Harvest Moon, Pokemon, Stardew Valley, tv and movie franchise games, horse riding games, a little bit of Zelda, and a little bit of Skyrim. We also discuss Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and finish with recommendations for new gamers. Recs include:WandersongChicoryA Short HikeCult of the LambBoyfriend DungeonGoing Under WychwoodWhat Remains of Edith Finch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conner Habib's latest podcast season, How To Live: Beyond, shakes up all the latest trends about psychedelics, witchcraft, Earth worship, and more. Together we explore whether these trends are liberating or old forms that are holding us back. We discuss the difference between self-development and spiritual development, where anthroposophy is headed, and why what's trending isn't always what's true. Check-out Conner's new March 11, 2023 workshop, The Mysteries of the Tarot with Rachel True and Sarah Maria Griffin at connerhabib.com 

The weirdest episode of LOVE IT OR LIST IT ever Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin  Approachability: 1/10 (Holiday Inn Express - New Orleans-style) Content Warnings: Graphic (and creative) Gore; Spiders Patreon Live Stream Sun Dec 18 @ 3pm ET: The Descent (2006)  Next Week's Film  RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Editing: Grant Stewart Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon Twitter, Letterboxd, & Instagram: @RandomHorror9 We are part of Night Vale Presents

Sarah Maria Griffin tells Dave why music is so important in the video game industry, especiially with them getting a category at the Grammy's for the first time.

Sarah Maria Griffin tells Dave why music is so important in the video game industry, especiially with them getting a category at the Grammy's for the first time.

The narrative or story of a video game is hugely important for many reasons and Sarah Maria joins Dave to explain why. Last weekend video game publishing giant Rockstar Games was the victim of an unprecedented content leak.

Wait… what? Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin https://twitter.com/griffski Approachability: 8/10 (More fever dream than horror film) Content Warnings: Jump scares, Blood/gore, Sexual assault, Racism, Hitting a child, Abortion Up Next: Raaz (2002)  Patreon Live Stream (Sept 11): Eyes Without a Face (1960)  RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of their work on Welcome to Night Vale) Editing: Grant Stewart Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon Twitter, Letterboxd, & Instagram: @RandomHorror9 We are part of Night Vale Presents

OK, so this may not be a title that rings familiar to a lot of folks. But hear us out! The Last One To See wasn't conceived with the idea that everyone everyone has seen each of the selections, and Sarah very much understood the assignment (and Alan willingly agreed to go along with it) with the selection of BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER - a queer classic and rare entry in the lesbian teen movie genre that saw a 20th anniversary re-release in 2020. As mentioned, Alan and Sarah are our guests this week and you may know their work from the fantastic Juvenalia podcast. The Juliette Lewis video that David mentioned: http://instagram.com/p/BqIlxgdHOqM Films mentioned throughout the episode: https://letterboxd.com/thelastonetosee/list/the-last-one-to-see-ep11-but-im-a-cheerleader/ What's In The Box pics will be posted to the socials so… Follow the podcast on Instagram, Twitter and Letterboxd (@thelastonetosee on all the things)  Follow David (@davidpfitz) on Letterboxd and Twitter and Instagram Follow Kate (@imkatemac) on Twitter and Instagram Follow Sarah (@griffski) on Twitter and (@sarahgriffski) Instagram Follow Alan (@alan_maguire) on Twitter and Instagram Listen to Juvenalia podcast: https://www.juvenalia.net/ Use our promo code RAF-87MP-76AC-32WR-17EJ when signing up for an Unlimited card at Cineworld UK or Cineworld Ireland to get an extra month's membership for free! Email: thelastonetosee@theshift.ie Our theme music is “80's And Chill” by Empyreal Glow Background image courtesy of Mars Plex at unsplash.com Ticket images courtesy of KStudio at freepik.com The Last One To See is part of The Shift Podcast Network. Check out https://theshift.ie/

Sarah Griffin is back to worship at the altar of Maeve Binchy and to deliver a new taxonomy about men and the wind. Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous O'Connors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling O'Connor, a friendship which will endure through twenty turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing betrayals. We discuss motherhood, Ireland, judgment, how Binchy has changed the way we write and men on the wind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer Sarah Maria Griffin is this week's guest on Second Self. Author of Other Words for Smoke, Spare and Found Parts, and Not Lost: A Story About Leaving Home, Sarah is a unique writer and a true individual. We discussed choosing the less trodden path in life, authenticity, retroactively empathising with our dickish teenage selves, making art, changing your mind and the philosophical power of science fiction. If you enjoy the podcast and want to support it, consider subscribing via Patreon at www.patreon.com/lkennedy Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author and poet Sarah Griffin joins us to talk about how the awareness of an audience affects our writing. Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin, https://twitter.com/griffski CONSUME: “AACK Cast!” a podcast about the comic strip Cathy by Jamie Loftus CREATE: Write a 200-400 word monologue for a live audience. Interact with your audience in some way. Help spread the word about our show by wearing our logo: https://topatoco.com/collections/startwiththis Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Credits: Jeffrey Cranor (host) & Joseph Fink (host), Jeffrey Cranor (producer), Grant Stewart (editor), Vincent Cacchione (mixer). Rob Wilson (logo). Theme written and performed by Joseph Fink. If you'd like your own cover of the theme song featured on this show, email us at startwiththis@nightvalepresents.com or share it in our membership community. Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://www.startwiththispodcast.comhttp://www.nightvalepresents.com

Perfectly absurd; Absurdly perfect Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin https://twitter.com/griffski Approachability: 7/10 (The excessive blood & violence is ridiculously cartoonish) Up Next: Videodrome (1983) https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/videodrome RandomHorror9 T-Shirts now available! https://topatoco.com/products/no9-antlerskull-sh Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of their work on Welcome to Night Vale http://welcometonightvale.com/) Logo: David Baldwin https://www.instagram.com/davidbaldwin55/ Patreon: http://patreon.com/randomhorror9 Twitter & Instagram: @RandomHorror9 We are part of Night Vale Presents http://nightvalepresents.com/

Behold, a new era of election predictions. What does the tarot say about the Dublin Bay South by-election? Our very special guest this week is Sarah Maria Griffin who, armed with a lifetime of tarot reading skills, is bringing her talents and insight to the battle for the southside. As the candidates attempt to manifest a victory, what do the secrets of the tarot reveal about their chances? Settle in, for a very witchy episode and political analysis like no other.

In which Jeff, Maggie, and special guest Mandi Hidalgo (Artist! Musician! Model! Queen of Halloween!) get together and discuss Sarah Maria Griffin's "Spare and Found Parts" Points of Interest: Frankenstein, Daft Punk, Dave Matthews, Robot Boys

Sarah Maria Griffin, Author and Co-Host of the Juvenilia Podcast, is here to tell us about some podcasts that are perfect for losing yourself in!

Ciao bella! It's our second Maeve Binchy-cast of the season, with returning guest Sarah Maria Griffin. It’s the dawn of the Celtic Tiger in early nineties Ireland, and Nora O’Donoghue, or Signora, is returning home after over 20 years away. Having spent her youth in Sicily, in love with a married man, she has returned with no money, no friends and no prospects. She begins teaching italian at Mountainview school, where the beleaguered Aidan Dunne has just been passed over for the job of principal in favour of the womanising Tony O’Brien. Tony, meanwhile, is in love with Aidan’s adult daughter. The book follows every student in the evening class, subtly changing each of their destinies, and culminating with a trip to Italy at the end of the book. Sarah Maria Griffin is an award winning novelist and zine maker, follower her at @griffski Caroline O'Donoghue is a novelist, her latest novel, Scenes of a Graphic Nature, is out now. All Our Hidden Gifts is available for pre-order See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The real monster is puberty. Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin https://twitter.com/griffski Approachability: 6/10 (it's not scary or creepy. it's gory and tragic) Gore: 8/10 Jump Scares: 1/10 Creep Factor: 2/10 Content Warnings: body horror; graphic animal death; tragic death Up Next: Virgin Witch (1971) and special bonus episode Black Christmas RNGHPN9 is hosted by Jeffrey Cranor and Cecil Baldwin (Find more of their work on Welcome to Night Vale http://welcometonightvale.com/) Logo by David Baldwin https://www.instagram.com/davidbaldwin55/ Support us on Patreon http://patreon.com/randomhorror9 Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @RandomHorror9 Part of Night Vale Presents http://nightvalepresents.com/

Past guests including comedian Tara Flynn, Brendan Boyle, Caitríona Perry, Emma de Souza, Sarah Maria Griffin, Caelainn Hogan, Sarah Creighton, Ronan McCrea and Matthew O'Toole join us again for a Christmas reunion! It's a bizarre one for many of us this year but we hear from people all around the world who are making it special where they are. Naomi and Tim tell some stories of hope as we approach the winter solstice: the darkest day of the year before the days get brighter, that has been celebrated as a turning point for millennia. Featuring some original (and very on point!) music by Michael Fry. Music: Lockdown Christmas by Michael Fry, Christmas lights by TRG Banks, Let's Just Get Through Christmas by Doctor Turtle. Huge thanks to all our contributors. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at @PassportIrish. If you enjoyed this episode, do give us a good review in your podcast app and share it with your friends. Support this podcast

Earlier this year when AOC guest starred in a Donkey Kong Twitch stream in which she declared trans rights to be human rights (while batting off criticism from greying 90s pop culture warhorses like Aaron Sorkin and Graham Linehan), it felt for many that a generational Rubicon had been crossed.  Computer games. Físchluichí. They've come a long way since Darach was playing Pole Position on his Atari. In recent years games have reached a new level of technical sophistication such that ideas like storytelling and character development can be taken seriously.  So how has this new medium expressed ideas like Ireland and Irishness? Like language and colonialism? Darach doesn't know, so he asked two experts to explain it to him. Úna-Minh Kavanagh (@unakavanagh) and Sarah Maria Griffin (@griffski) are bestselling authors who happen to also be massive gamers. In today's episode they talk to Darach and Peadar about games and the world that surrounds them - and how Irishness turns up in it. --- Support Motherfocloir on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darach  Get Kirsten Shiel art prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/  --- Contact the show: twitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor email - motherfocloir@headstuff.org (mailto:motherfocloir@headstuff.org) --- Want to record your own podcast? Check out our studios at https://thepodcaststudios.ie

Gen and Jette talk about writing during this uncertain time and try to figure out the best way to develop a writing routine. Show Notes: Please go listen to The Otherwise Intelligent Woman podcast right now! Skillshare has some awesome writing classes on developing routines and things like flash fiction - use this link for 2 months free! Did you know that Dr. Seuss wore a silly hat every time he sat down to write? Can we talk about Jo's writing jacket in the new Little Women film? What is your dream writing space? Do you have a favourite French Canadian Film Director? Watch these shorts by Floris Sigismondi for the 2017 NYT's Great Performers series. You heard it here first - The Another Book on the Shelf Zine is coming! Sarah Maria Griffin has awesome zines. Do you make writing playlists? You should listen to the Dickinson playlist on Spotify. Also - watch Dickinson on AppleTV+ Do you make mood boards for the stories you're working on? We will never stop talking about Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier Check out The Shale Project - the topic of our next episode Our new book club book is The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton Morgan One day - we will knit sweaters for Rhinebeck! Books Mentioned: Any book by James Baldwin Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Marie Griffin The Dictionary of Animal Languages by Heidi Sopinka Videos You should watch: Anything by Spike Jones and Mark Romanek All things Floria Sigismondi Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson Anna is a Speed Freak by Pure Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @anotherbookpodcast, Twitter @anotherbookpod, and Facebook or email us at anotherbookontheshelfpodcast@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you! And check out our Patreon and sign up for our newsletter as well!

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's podcast I am joined by author Dave Rudden who created the Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy. Dave talks about his own writing, about teaching writing to adults and children and he discusses the bullying that was a feature of his life in post-primary school. The specific topics discussed on the podcast are: How he began writing Knights of the Borrowed Dark as a college assignment The premise of the series Who the audience for the books is His experience in the classroom and what attracts him to writing His school visits His writing practice How he learned to write and what teachers can do to help children learn to write Getting into drama and theatre to overcome shyness Getting into live storytelling in Dublin and moving onto writing short stories and then to a Masters in Creative Writing Why Terry Pratchett is a role model He also likes Irish authors Sarah Maria Griffin, Deirdre Sullivan, Catherine Doyle. The benefits of doing a masters course in creative writing Why you don’t have to do a masters course to be a successful writer Differences in teaching writing to children and adults How teachers can teach children to write Explaining why words are weapons, writing is a muscle, and you don’t have to get it right first time The recipe for a character The recipe for a plot Stretch Goals What schools are for How teachers can support children who experience bullying A teacher who had a significant impact on him Who or what inspires him A favourite book or writer or blog about writing: Chuck Wendig, On Writing by Stephen King Neil Gaiman’s Commencement Speech: Make Good Art

I talk with dark young adult and fantasy writer Sarah Maria Griffin about magic, the paranormal, violence in art, and a WHOLE LOT of David Lynch.

A century since a revolutionary Irish government declared the birth of a new nation, we ask how Ireland could be re-invented for the future. We are living in a moment of rapid change. Great geopolitical shifts are destroying old certainties. Climate change is poised to transform our way of life. In Ireland, landmark referendums have been a break with the Ireland of the 20th century and a beacon of democratic innovation. Naomi O'Leary and Tim Mc Inerney take the opportunity to re-imagine what Ireland could be, with special guests Clare Bailey, leader of the Green Party Northern Ireland, award-winning science fiction writer Sarah Maria Griffin, and the political scientist who lead Ireland's Citizens Assembly David Farrell. Unification? Votes at 16? Moving the capital out of Dublin? Banning cars? It's all up for discussion. Special thanks to our hosts the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris. For bonus episodes, support us on: https://www.patreon.com/theirishpassport Tote bags are available to buy on our website: https://theirishpassport.com/shop/ Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @PassportIrish. Support this podcast

We're live from Body & Soul Festival in Ireland talking Maeve Binchy's classic CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. This 700 page epic about a single academic school year is probably the most frequently spotted book on Irish shelves, and with good reason. We talk upwardly mobile Catholics in 1950s Ireland, the specific pains of being a Big Strapping Country lass in a Nan Mahon world, the exquisite world-building of Binchy's Ireland, and learning to embrace Irish fiction, clichés and all. Sarah Maria Griffin is the author of two novels, OTHER WORDS FOR SMOKE and SPARE & FOUND PARTS, and is the co-host of the podcast Juvenalia. This podcast was recorded at Body & Soul Festival, Westmeath. Artwork by Gavin Day, music by Harry Harris, produced by Caroline O'Donoghue and mixed by Hannah Varrall. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah Maria Griffin is a novellist and poet who effortlessly flits between the worlds of fiction and non-fiction, engaging in occasional (and often regular) acts of journalism. Her approach to writing and her thoughts around how we express ourselves are well worth a listen for any journalist or writer trying to find their own unique voice.

This week we're travelling to Dublin to meet the wonderful author, poet, journalist and podcaster Sarah Maria Griffin. Sarah's first book, Not Lost was an essay collection concerning a year spent in San Francisco. She then authored the critically acclaimed novels Spare and Found Parts and Other Words for Smoke. We talked to her about pilgrimages, the importance of helping others, video games and the amazing array of Irish women writers currently working.BOOK (CLICK ON TITLES FOR MORE)Daisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodSarah Maria Griffin - Not LostSarah Maria Griffin - Found and Spare PartsSarah Maria Griffin - Other Words For SmokeAoife Dooley - How to Deal with Poxes Shanny Jean Maney - I Love ScienceAnthony Bourdain - Hungry GhostsAnthony Bourdain - Kitchen ConfidentialMFK Fisher - Consider the OysterErin Morgenstern - The Night CircusMaeve Higgins - Maeve in AmericaEmilie Pine - Notes to SelfSinead Gleeson - ConstellationsDeirdre Sullivan - Tangleweed and BrineMoira Fowley-Doyle - The Accident SeasonJune Caldwell - Little Town MooneLouise O’Neill - The Surface BreaksEimear McBride - A Girl Is a Half-formed ThingSara Baume - A Line Made by WalkingCaroline O’Donoghue - Promising Young WomenDorothy Macardle - The UninvitedTana French - In The WoodsLorrie Moore - Who Will Run The Frog HospitalBelinda McKeon - TenderBelinda McKeon - SolaceDave Rudden - 12 Angels WeepingSarah Davis Goff - Last Ones Left AliveDouglas Coupland - Life After GodDouglas Coupland - Bit RotDouglas Coupland - Generation XGlen David Gold - Carter Beats the DevilDouglas Coupland - MicroserfsJilly Cooper - RidersC. Spike Trotman - Smut PeddlerLuke Pearson - HildaNuala O’Connor - Becoming Belle Maggie Nelson - BluetsSarah Manguso - 300... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kicking things off is the news that there’s a new fantasy sheriff in town – or there will be soon as Discworld’s Ankh-Morpork City Watch are getting their own TV series (which makes us very, very happy). After that we discover that someone else has discovered a lock of what is possibly George Washington’s hair in an old almanac, get some reasons to be optimistic from Talking Heads front man David Byrne, applaud Dolly Parton’s generous book donations, wonder why Terry Goodkind doesn’t like his cover art, and find out that ebooks are apparently stupid (according to a publisher of “real” books). Our featured book is Spare And Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin. Please support The Geek Show Podcast Network on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow #LiteraryLoitering #TheGeekShow #Books #Novels #Arts #Theatre #News #Reviews #Podcasts #Discworld #AnkhMorpork #CityWatch #SamVimes #TerryPratchett #GeorgeWashington #TerryGoodkind #DavidByrne #CulturalAnarchy #Culture #SpareAndFoundParts #SarahMariaGriffin

Author Dave Rudden joins Alan and Sarah so that they can feel all the emotions about Terry Pratchett. This is a long one so make a pot of tea or plan a long drive somewhere. We focused mostly on the Discworld novels particularly Vimes and the witches. There’s lots of enthusing and lots of quoting from memory. Hopefully it’ll make you pick up a Discworld book or any Terry Pratchett book really. They’re pretty much all good. Enjoy. Dave’s books Knights Of the Borrowed Dark and The Forever Court are out now. The Forever Court is nominated for Senior Children’s Book of the Year a the BGE Irish Book Awards. If you’re quick you can still vote for it here Sarah’s book Spare And Found Parts will be out in Ireland, the UK, and Australia in Feb 2018. Alan has another podcast running until Christmas. It’s called Roast Chestnuts. He reviews a made for TV Christmas movie with Jeanne Sutton and a special guest every week. If you like Juvenalia, you’ll like Roast Chestnuts. Relevant Twitter accounts for this episode: Dave Rudden (@d_ruddenwrites) Sarah Maria Griffin (@griffski) Alan Maguire (@alan_maguire) Juvenalia (@Juvenalia_Pod) If you like Juvenalia and would like us to succeed in life then consider rating and/or reviewing us on your local podcast app. And tell your friends, that’s the best thing. Juvenalia original artwork by Dee McDonnell This episode was produced and edited by Brian + Alan

Caroline O’Donoghue (@czaroline) is a contributing editor with The Pool and an author whose first book, Promising Young Women, will be released by Virago in early 2018. She joined Alan and Sarah to talk about 90’s sitcoms with a particular focus on Frasier. We talked a lot about David Hyde Pierce, the wonders of Daphne Moon and Lilith, metrosexuality, and the art of farce. We also jumped off into talks about Just Shoot Me, Cybil, and the effect that Friends had on a generation of Irish people. Then we finished up with a little metatalk about Juvenalia itself. It got real. Afterwards we had prosecco and bacon fries. Hopefully you’ll want to drink and eat crisps too while you’re listening. Sarah Maria Griffin’s Spare And Found Parts is available from @GreenWillowBook in 2016 (US) & @TitanBooks in 2018 (IRE & UK) Follow Juvenalia on Twitter Juvenalia original artwork by Dee McDonnell This episode was produced by Brian

It's Friday and Season 4 continues on with aplomb as the lads are once again joined by author of wonderful books and podcaster, Sarah Maria Griffin (@griffski) to discuss table quizzes, Thunderbirds and the Power Rangers! Griff also chats about how the CGI Uncanny valley doesn't allow her to suspend her disbelief, the new Mick Flannery video and the concept of toxic masculinity. This may be one of my (Rob!) favourite episodes we've done, you guys, so enjoy!

And we are back, and refreshed after our little break! And we are back with a bang as author of wonderful books and podcaster, Sarah Maria Griffin (@griffski) to chat about Mass Effect, Skyrim, and Zelda! And then they talk about other games like Mario, and Final Fantasy VII, and Stardew Valley. THEN they talk about some wrasslemania, the weird video game culture on youTube, and Jon's Podcast Recommendation of the Week!

Series 3 of the WGM kicks off with a live Q&A with BFFs and fantastic young Irish authors Dave Rudden (Knights of the Borrowed Dark) and Sarah Maria Griffin (Spare and Found Parts). It's a fascinating chat with extraordinary insight from two fo the countries brightest new literary stars and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. www.theweeklygm.com

Niko and Lauren welcome writer and podcaster Sarah Maria Griffin to the show to talk about Irish Catholicism, the Virgin Mary, abortion, and her new YA novel Spare and Found Parts. Plus: the book of Obadiah somewhere in there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're on season break right now, so here's a classic episode of the podcast, re-presented. Episode 9 features music from Anderson, comedy from Colm O'Regan, spoken word from Sarah Maria Griffin and a chat with Love/Hate star Peter Coonan. This week's podcast is sponsored by the Lingo spoken word festival (lingofestival.com) and Aiken Promotions who are presenting Rubberbandits live in Vicar St on October 28th 2016 (aikenpromotions.com). www.theweeklygm.com

On this instalment of Off Topic, host Laurence Mackin welcomes writers Sarah Maria Griffin, Caomhan Keane and Rosie Gogan-Keogh into the podcast studio to discuss the pristine 'Spielbergian' tropes of Netflix's latest success Stranger Things, the inherent nostalgia of Pokemon Go, and the fickle nature of the internet mob as experienced by teen fashion vlogger Marina Joyce.

Our twentieth episode is a themed show, all about our relationships with ours and other people's bodies. Comedian Edwin Sammon talks about his experience with drugs. Megan Nolan reads an incredible essay about sexual assault. Jennifer Evans performs three live tracks for us. And author Sarah Maria Griffin gives us a preview of her upcoming novel Lost and Found Parts.

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This week the Stanford case reopened the debate about the prevalence of sexual violence against women and the treatment, in court and in society, of victims and perpetrators. Publicly, all men condemn sexual violence, but what are they doing to bring the culture that encourages it to an end? Not nearly enough, say feminists, writers and friends Sarah Maria Griffin and Roe McDermott. They are joined on today's podcast by veteran court reporter Conor Gallagher, who talks about the experiences of perpetrators and victims in our own courts of law.

2FM DJ and writer Louise McSharry joins Alan Maguire and Sarah Maria Griffin to talk about 80s CLASSIC Dirty Dancing. We brought a wide range of Dirty Dancing experience to the episode. Louise has seen Dirty Dancing many, many times. Alan saw it once when he was like eight or nine. Sarah watched it for the first time that morning. Did she like it? Have a listen and find out. What else did we talk about? Good question. We talked: a lot about how dreamy Patrick Swayze is. A lot. A whole lot. About being too young to watch Dirty Dancing, about our respective weddings and the kinds of dancing we got up to, about plastic surgery, about fictional summer camps, about music, about The Fountainhead, and many other things. Hey, if you’ve read this far then maybe consider subscribing and leaving a rating or review on iTunes? That’d be nice of you. Follow Juvenalia on Twitter Juvenalia original artwork by Dee McDonnell This episode was produced by Alan Bennett

Academic and writer Sinéad Burke of Minnie Mélange joins Alan and Sarah Maria Griffin to talk about the many ways in which Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been a part of her life. We talk about pantos, romantic gestures, Sinéad’s amazing parents and family, the Poll Tax, Alternative Miss Ireland, Willow, Representations of little people in the media, making some of the seven dwarfs female, female friendship in Disney films, The George, Pantibliss, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Pierce Brosnan, Pixels, Snow White and the Huntsman, Maureen Grant, The Olympia, how casting people of average height as little people is stupid and offensive, and loads and loads about Sinéad Burke and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. ENJOY Juvenalia original artwork by Dee McDonnell

Writer Jeanne Sutton joins Alan Maguire and Sarah Maria Griffin to talk about Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. We have a good long chat about things like, but not limited to, Disney On Ice, big books, romance novels, problematic favs, Lena Dunham, angry wardrobes, if you were Belle would you stay in the castle, Twitter beefs, DVD commentaries, Les Miserables, The 10th Kingdom, The Wolf Among Us, Jupiter Ascending, which version of the Beast is the sexy beast? is Sarah Maria Griffin a furry? Shrek, Angela Carter, Bluebeard, Tom Hiddleston, Disney cruises, Stockholm Syndrome, the Good Nazi narrative, Inspirational Romance Novels, Bollywood, and giving Zach Snyder’s money to women. A busy episode I’m sure you’ll agree. Thanks for listening btw! It means a lot. If you subscribed and rated or even reviewed us on iTunes it would be amazing. Ok thanks, bye. Juvenalia original artwork by Dee McDonnell

Alan Maguire and Ellen Tannam talk to writer Sarah Maria Griffin about a film that was important to her as a teenager, The Fifth Element. Questions asked and answered in this episode include: Is The Fifth Element a noir? Who would we cast in a gender-swapped The Fifth Element? Is Ruby Rhod a queer icon? Is Bruce Willis a hot dad? Could The Fifth Element be made today? Is it weird and cool that Ellen and Sarah had never met before this episode but have something very important in common? How did Sarah turn some of the issues with being a Woman Who Likes Sci-Fi on their head while writing her first novel Spare And Found Parts? Is there really any need to watch Breaking Bad or True Detective? How strong are Alan’s keratin levels? Also, Jean Paul Gaultier, Bruce Willis’s Disney Sex Thriller, Zelda, Twin Peaks, home cinemas built by dads, CAPITALISM, and loads more. We had a Very Good Chat as they call it in formal chat circles. That’s the official term for it. I checked. This is the first episode of Juvenalia. If you enjoyed it then why not subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher or similar? We’ve got some very cool, interesting people coming in to talk about pop culture that was important to them when they were young in upcoming episodes including Damon Blake, Jeanne Sutton, Sinéad Burke, Giles Brody, Emer McLysaght, Louise Bruton, and lots of other people that Alan follows on Twitter and wanted an excuse to hang out with briefly in real life. Ok, thanks for listening. bye for now, see you soon. Juvenalia original artwork by Dee McDonnell Mixed and edited by Alan Bennett

SF's literary darling from the emerald isle, Sarah Maria Griffin, pits her strange charms against WCSF's darling cornerman, Steven Westdahl, and his charming strangeness.